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J. HETHERINGTON, Jr.

TROUSERS OR OVBRALLS.

Patented Apr. 24,

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UNITED STATES PATENT tries.

JOHN HE'IHEBINGTON, JR, OF HAYWARDS, CALIFORNIA.

TROUSERS OR OVERALLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,624, dated April24, 1888.

Serial No. 258,928. (No model.)

To all whom it 72mg concern: I

Be it known that 1, Joan H n'rnnamo'ron, Jr-., of Haywards, Alamedacounty, State of California, have invented an Improvement in PantaloonGarments; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact de scription of the same.

My invention relates to that class of garments which may bedistinguished by the qualifying term pantaloon, and includes what areordinarily known as pants or trousers, overalls, &c.; and my inventionconsists in the improved pantaloon garment hereinafter described andclaimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a back view. Fig. 2is a view of the pocket, the lower corner being shown ripped. Fig. 3 isa slight modification.

A is a portion of a pair of pants. Across the back seam is fastened astrip, B, in each end of which is a buckle, O.

D is the tongue-strap, one on each side, the ends being here shown asfastened about in line with the side seams of the pants, and the ends ofthese tongue-straps are adapted to be engaged by the buckles. It will beseen that this forms practically a double strap, and by reason of thelength of the tonguepieces the latter practically becomes a belt, aswell, and can be used as such.

E is a loop through which the tongue strap passes, and thus divides itinto spaces or compartments, as it were, so thatimplements such ashammers, hatchets, &c.may be readily stuck in the spaces and held there.

F are eyelets formed in the tongue-pieces, which may be used for holdingsuitable hooks for the purpose of carrying articlessuch as caps,canteens, &c.-when the garment is used by soldiers. The double strapalso affords a double security, for if, by any chance, one should fail,as by the breaking loose of a buckle, the other would be sufficient tohold the garment in position.

For overalls, such as shown in Fig. 3, I would make the straps all ofleather and se cure them by the rivets G instead of stitches, and alsomake the spaces by means of rivets g.

The pocket H is made of a single strip of drilling folded to form thebottom, so as to avoid a seam at that place and having the seams only atthe sides. A single opening, I, in the side seam of the pants affordsaccess to the pocket, and said pocket is divided into two portions orreceptacles by means of a longitudinal seam, J, which is run in thematerial of the pocket down its center from about the bottom of thepocket-opening, so that practi' cally a double pocket is formed, accessto which is bad through the single opening, one of the pockets beingforward and the other back. This manner of making the pocket affordseconomy in time and lends strength to it by not having the seam at thebottom, so that any rip takes place in the side where it is not usualfor a rip to occur, and the formation of the double pocket affordsconvenience to the wearer.

Nhere, instead of a side pocket, I wish what is known as a toppocket-such as is shown in Fig. 3the pocket is formed in the same mannerby the piece of drilling, and the division is made in the same way,though by reason of carrying the scam up to the top I practically dividethe opening into two parts.

I am aware of double pockets formed by the vertical intervention of apartition strip or piece of material, and I do not, therefore, claimsuch broadly.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a pantaloon garment, the strap B,centrally secured to the garmentnear its back seam and having its free ends provided with buckles, incombination with theindependent straps secured to the sides and engagingsaid buckles, said straps having eyelets for tools, and the loopsE,through which the side straps pass, whereby spaces or compartments areformed, substantially as described.

2. In a pantaloon garment having a single side opening, a pocket formedof a single piece seamless at the bottom and having a longitudinal seamin line with the opening, whereby an independent pocketis formed uponeach side of the opening, as herein described.

3. In a pantaloon garment having a single side opening, a pocket havinga longitudinal scam in line with the opening, thereby forming anindependent pocket upon each side of said opening, substantially asdescribed.

In witness whereof I have this day set my hand.

JGI-IN HETHEPJINGTON, JR.

Witnesses:

S. H. Nounsn, WM. F. Boocrn.

